Sasha Zhitneva was born in Moscow, Russia where she received her MFA. She has been an award-winning graphic, multimedia and web designer for over 14 years, her clients include Pepsi-cola, Honda, MCI and Sun MicroSystems. In 1995 she began designing architectural stained glass installations, later expanding her artistic vocabulary to fused and cast glass.
Her work is exhibited in galleries in United States and overseas, and featured in SOFA Chicago and SOFA NY. Sasha’s design influences are derived from her studies in Russia, Spain and the US, and her wide experience in travel, giving her work a contemporary and international appeal.
EDUCATION |
| 1983-85 |
College of Industrial Design, Moscow, Russia, BFA (Graphic
Arts) |
| 1979-84 |
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, MFA |
WORKSHOPS |
| 1998-2000 |
Urban Glass, Brooklyn: mosaics, fusing, kiln-casting,
lampworking |
| 1998 |
Corning Museum of Glass, NY, Fusing and Enameling |
| 1997 |
School of Visual Arts, New York, Course on Softimage |
| 1995 |
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA, Stained Glass |
| 1994-95 |
Pratt Institute, New York, Computer Graphics/Animation |
| 1992 |
Center for the Media Arts, New York, Computer Graphic
Design |
EXHIBITIONS |
| 2006 |
PB3, West Palm Beach, FL, Chappell Gallery |
| 2005 |
SOFA NY, Chappell Gallery
PB3, West Palm Beach, FL, Chappell Gallery
SOFA NY, Chappell Gallery
SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery |
| 2004 |
Tapestry of Glass (solo), Auradell Gallery, PA
SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery
Entering Voids (solo), Chappell Gallery, NY
Chappell Gallery, New York, NY, A New Vanguard
Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA, New To Boston
Schenectady Museum, NY, Fashion Show
MAD @ Sotheby, New York, NY, Bling Bling / FashionShow
PalmBeachContemporary, West Palm Beach, FL, Chappell Gallery
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| 2003 |
Artists of UrbanGlass
SOFA NY, NY, Urban Glass
Peters Valley Art Gallery, NJ, Instructors Show
|
| 2002 |
SOFA Chicago, IL, Urban Glass
52th Annual Art and Craft Exhibition, Milford, PA
Peters Valley Art Gallery, NJ |
| 2001 |
UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
South Seattle Community College, WA
51th Annual Art and Craft Exhibition, Milford, PA |
| 2000 |
Moscow Arts Center, Russia (solo)
O’Shatuno Glass Bloke, Seattle, WA |
EXPERIENCE |
| 1999-present |
SZ Glass & Design, (Owner) Architectural glass, functional glass objects,
glass jewelry |
| 2002-03 |
Peters Valley Arts and Crafts, NJ, Instructor: Mosaic, Stained Glass as a
Modern Medium |
| 1991-03 |
SZD, Multimedia & graphic designer: print design, games and
websites |
| 2000-01 |
Fundacio Centre del Vidre, Barcelona, Spain, Technical Assistant: mosaic /
kiln intensives |
| 1997-98 |
Issaic Malic Glass Studio, Chicago, IL, Designer |
COLLECTIONS / COMMISSIONS |
Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock Farms, Pa
Textile SHELK, Russia
Altec Lansing Inc., Milford, PA |
PUBLICATIONS |
| 2002 |
Glashaus, January |
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